Stall for cattle and the like



R. F. RASMUSSEN STALL FOR CATTLE AND THE LIKE A ril 12. 192s. 1,580,328

Filed August 20, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. 1

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R.'F. RAsMussEN STALL FOR CATTLE AND THE LIKE Filed August 20, 1921 -2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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By M

A TTORNEYS.

"To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, ROBERT F; a citizen of the-United States, of Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and Patented l 1 UNITED STA or osnxosn, wrsconsnt ROBERT E. nasnossniv,

ANUFACTUBING COMPANY,

MENT's; To HUDSON m A CORPORATION 01? INN SO A. V

or 'IINNEALPOLIS, MINNESOTA,

sTALr. ron CATTL AND TH LIKE Application filed August 2o, 921.

Rasmussen, and resident 5 State of Wisconsin, have invented newancl useful;- "Improvements in Stalls .ffor Catt-1e. v andthe like, of 'Which the W description, reference being companying drawings,

this specification.

had to the acwhich are a part of This invention r lates to improvements in stalls for cattle and the like. I Y

Heretofore dairy-men ployed stalls. Various attempts provide 'stanchions stanchi have usually emons to "hold cattle in their have been made to of such constructionfthat ft'he cattle may1 assume a comfortable post 'tion particularly whenlying down; for ex-c ample, the stanchions 'have been-mounted so as to be capable of swinging ;on their vertical axis which permits the cows toturn' their 'heads around. This type of stanchion, 7 while allowing v of movement,'does not-permit it'to have the movements it desires at many times, primary object of this invention is to prothe animal certain freedom The vide means at the forward end of the stall wardly thereof,

struction that move its head therewith;

prevent the animal from moving ,for-

whichmeansis of such conthe animal may readily rerand 'neck from engagement i In itsjpreferred form'the invention contemplates the provision of a pair. of

shaped stop. members positioned so that the legs thereof extend'toward the respective sidewalls of the stall, and a, further object of the invention is, to provide means whereby said U-shaped members may be mounted on the respective sidewalls oft-he stall and be adjusted laterally preferably also vertically to accommodate animals of different lengths and heights.

*A' further object of provide novel means, preferably in the form of a U-shaped from backing the bar being respective side the rear end the invention "is to bar, to prevent the animal out of the stall, the legs of pivotally connected to the walls of thestall adjacent thereof. Normally the @member is in a substantially horizontal position,

but may when it is so be raised to a vertical position :to permit the animal "to "back out of the stall" desired, :the bar fbeing' preffollowing is .a'

5 Fig. 1 is a form of means for Serial my. 493,912

erably so mounted that it may be'adjnsted assrongs, BY nEsNn nssren- :5

either in a vertical or a horizontal plane to accommodate animals of different-sizes.

The 'invent-ion cons'istsin the novel strnctionsand arrangements to be herein after; described andclaimed for carrying out the above stated objects and such other objects as will appear from the following 7 description ments illustrated in ings, wherein- 4 rear elevational view of one the accompanying drawof certain preferred embodicomplete stall and a portion of the stall adjacent "thereto on one side embodying the principles 1of 1 the invention showing one the forward end;

Fig.2 is a sectional view taken on the line'- '2-2 of Fig. 1; i

Fig. 3 is a-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. "1, "but showing another means and 'Figs. and 5 are sectional views taken on the lines 4-4 and 5-5., respectively, of

I ike characters of referencedesignate like parts in the "several views.

Referring now to the drawings, the partiattaching the U-s'haped' stop members to the sides of the "stallat for attaching the stop members at the lfor- 'wardT-end ofnthe stall to the sides thereof;

tions or sides of the severalstalls each comprise avertically extending front post 8,

plurality of horizontalbars 1'0 which are connected any desired manner at their forward ends to thepost ;8 and 'at their rearward ends to jthefpost 9. The posts 8 and .9 are preferably anchored at their lower endsspectively.

are preferably The posts 8 at their upper ends also attached to a horizontal a "similarly extending rear post 9., and a to the curb 11 and floor '12," re 1 transversely extending supporting bar 13 to provide a rigid construction,

Each stall at its forward end is "wit-ha pair of U-sha'ped stop members 14 each positioned with its legs extending to provided I ward the respective sidewall of the stall these members being preferably formed of round tubular ,bars bent to the form showninof the invention; shown members 14 are adjust 1. In the-form in Figs'l andj2'the ably 'mounted on'the posts 8 b devices 15 the a dfjaeent ends 0 which are adapted to be clamped about the posts 8 by a plurality of bolts 16, the extremities of the members 14 being adjust-ably clamped between the upper and lower portions of the clamping devices 17 It will be noted that this arrangement not only permits the members i l to be fined at any desired height on the posts 8, but also permits the members to be adj ustcd laterally so that the members of each stall may be moved toward or away from each other as may be desired to accommodate the particular animal occupying the stall. Vertical bars 18 are preferably secured across the U-shaped members 14 to prevent the animals from poking their heads therethrough. i

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and t the U-shaped stop members 14 are adjustably attached by clamping devices 19 to the vertical portions of L-shaped members 20, the horizontal portions of said L-shaped members being adjustably connected to certain of, the horizontal bars 10 by a two-part clamping device 21, see Fig. i. This arrangement permits the U-shaped members is to be moved laterally and vertically relative to the L-shaped members 20 and it also permits the l..-sha i ed members 20 to be moved either forwardly or rearwardly relative to the bars 10,thereby making it possible to adjust the members let to accommodate the particular animal occupy-- ing the stall.

The means for preventing the animals from backing out of the stalls comprises a normaly horizontally positioned til-shaped member 22, the extremities of the legs thereof being pivotally connected to vertically positioned supporting bars 23 secured to the intermediate horizontal bars 10 of the side of the stall. The bars 23 are provided with a plurality of perforations 28 so that the member 22 may be adjusted vertically. The legs of the member 22 are also provided with a plurality of perforations which permits said member to be adjusted horizontally thereby accommodating animals of different lengths. Stop members 2% adjustably clamped to the respective posts 9 support the member 22 in a substantially horizontal position.

From the foregoing descriptionit will be apparent that a stall embodying the principles of the invention permits the animal to have the maximum amount of freedom the U-shaped members it at the forward end of the stall beingadjusted laterally and vertically to acommodate the particular animal occupying any particular stall. lit will be noted that the members 1 1- are relatively short in length so that by raising; or lower ing its head the animal may withdraw its neck from engagement with the members 14. The construction is such that the animal by a plurality of bolts,

cannot creep under the members 14 nor can it jump over the members l t and under the bar 13.

I claim:

1. A stall of the class described comprising means arranged to form the sides of the stall, means at the forward end of the stall to prevent forward travel of the animal therethrough, a ll-shaped normally horizontally positioned member, and perforated bars connected to the sides of the stall adjacent the rear end thereof, said U-shaped member being adjustably andpivotally connected to said bars for the purpose described- 2. A stall of the class described compris ing means arranged to form the sides of the stall, means at the forward end of the stall to prevent forward travel of the animal therethrough, and a U-shaped normally horizontally positioned member pivotally connected to the sides of the stall adjacent the rear end thereof, said member being adjustable in both horizontal and vertical planes for the purpose described. I

3. A stall of the class described comprising means arranged to form the sides of the stall, a pair of relatively short members associated with the respective sides of the stall adjacent the frontend thereof, said members being spaced so that the animal may place its neck therebetween, a U-shaped normally horizontally positioned member, and perforatedbars connected to the sides of the stall adjacent the rear end thereof, said U- shaped member being adjustably and pivotally connected to said bars, described.

4. A stall-of the class described comprising means arranged to form the sides of the stall, a pair of relatively short members, means to mount said members on the respective sides of the stall adjacent the front end thereof, said last mentioned means permitting vertical and lateral adjustment of said mbers relative to the sides of the stall, and a U-shaped normally horizontally positioned member adjustably and pivotally connected to the sides of the stall adjacent the rear end thereof, for the purpose described.

5. A stall of the class described comprising means arranged to form the sides of the stall, a pair of relatively short members, means to mount said members on the respective sides of the stall adjacent the front end thereof, said last mentioned means permitting vertical and lateral adjustment of said members relative to the sides of the stall, and a U-shaped normally horizontally positioned member pivotally connected to the sides of the stall adjacent the rear end thereof, said last mentioned member being adjustable in both horizontal and vertical planes for the purpose described.

6. A stall of the class described comprising meansarranged to form the sides of the for the purpose 1,580,828 a I a astall, and means for mounting said Uv-shaped stall, a pair of relatively short U-shaped members positioned adjacent the front of members positioned adjacent the front of the stall, and so arranged that the legs, therethev stall, and so arranged that. the legs of extend toward therespective sides of the thereof extend toward the-respective sides 5 stall, and means for mounting saidU-shaped of the stall, and means for mountingsaidqfl members whereby they may be adjusted ver- U-shaped members for vertical,"-lateral and tically and laterally with respect to the sides longitudinal adjustment/relative to the sides of the'stall. of the stall. 1

7 A stallof the class described com ris- 'ing means arranged to form the sides 0 the OBEBT F.. RASMUSVSEN. I

In testimolli'iy'whereofllafiix my signature." jj; 

